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Grammar / Politely suggesting an activity with the "est-ce que" form and with intonation

A1 Breakthrough

The verbs "aimer" or "vouloir" are used in the conditional or present tense to politely suggest an activity.
The verbs "aimer" and "vouloir" are followed by an infinitive.

Suggestions can be expressed in two ways:

- With "est-ce que":

Using the conditional:

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Est-ce que tu aimerais	aller à la piscine ?
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Est-ce que tu voudrais	aller au cinéma ?

Using the present:

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version.

Est-ce que tu veux

aller au restaurant ?

Using the conditional:

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Est-ce que vous aimeriez	visiter ce musée ?
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Est-ce que vous voudriez	aller au cinéma ?

Using the present:

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version.

Est-ce que vous voulez

aller au restaurant ?

- Using rising intonation :

Using the conditional:

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Tu aimerais	aller à la piscine ?
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Tu voudrais	aller au restaurant ?

Using the present:

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version.

Tu veux

aller au cinéma ?

Using the conditional:

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Vous aimeriez	visiter ce musée ?
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. Vous voudriez	aller au cinéma ?